Upon arriving at Shuhuang Palace, Emperor Mu did not let anyone inform him, but walked directly in. When he entered the inner hall, he saw the queen lying on her side on the couch, looking drowsy, and she did look a bit haggard.
Emperor Mu quietly sat down aside, looking at the queen's face, he couldn't help but think of how she looked when she first entered the palace.
The bright and flamboyant girl of the Xie family also captured the heart of the emperor when they first met. However, after entering the palace, there were many rules. She had to maintain the tolerance and dignity of the queen. She only stayed on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Let him stay the night, and at other times always gently advise him to get the rain and dew equally.
After entering the palace for more than 20 years, she grew from a teenager to middle age. The bright and energetic life of her youth disappeared quickly. An accident almost made her unable to recover.
Although he is now very prosperous, Emperor Mu still lamented in his heart that time is really not forgiving.
More than twenty years can make an ambitious man lose his sharpness and his eyebrows will be stained by the wind and frost of time. It can also make a young girl's face age and her eyes will be carved with mature fine lines.
Emperor Mu sighed softly, and when he saw the queen opening her eyes, he couldn't help but smile: "Are you awake?"
The queen sat up, her expression pretending to be calm: "When did the emperor come? Why wasn't anyone informed?"
Emperor Mu said: "We are an old couple, what else are we reporting? I heard from Yang Dexi that your phoenix body is against the law, so I came over to take a look."
The Queen was silent for a moment, then asked casually: "Does the Emperor really want to leave the palace as soon as possible?"
Emperor Mu nodded. He did want to go out early, but he didn't want to go alone: "If you are unwell, just take a good rest for a few days. When you recover, we can leave again."
Ah Cai served refreshments to the two mistresses. The queen washed her hands in the basin brought by the palace maid, dried them with a handkerchief, looked at the snacks on the table, and suddenly sighed softly. She looked at Emperor Mu faintly, and almost He wanted to speak but stopped.
Emperor Mu felt strange: "What's wrong? There's something wrong with this pastry?"
"No, I just feel like I'm dreaming." The queen said in a subtle tone, and took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I..."
When Emperor Mu saw this, he couldn't help but frown: "What's wrong? Just say what you have to say, hesitating is really not like your temperament."
The queen was obviously nervous, and there was even a somewhat unspeakable expression on her face: "The emperor is afraid that he will not be able to leave the palace for the time being."
Emperor Mu was slightly stunned: "Why?"
The queen lowered her eyes and avoided his gaze, "The imperial doctor came to see me just now and said that I... my pulse..."
Emperor Mu was really anxious when he heard what she said: "What on earth did the imperial doctor say? Is it possible that he is seriously ill?"
"No, it's not." Aunt Cai stood aside and said weakly, "Your Majesty, the Queen has a happy pulse."
"What?" Emperor Mu stood up subconsciously, as if he was too frightened, "Queen, you... you... you... A Cai, what can you say?"
Yang Dexi, who was standing next to Emperor Mu, was also extremely surprised. The queen was pregnant?
This... this is really more incredible than the auspiciousness descending from heaven.
The queen had obviously expected the emperor's reaction. She supported her forehead with one hand and looked at his face. Her mood was extremely complicated: "Does the emperor find it incredible? My concubine does the same, but Doctor Sheng's tone is positive, saying that it is indeed a happy pulse."
Emperor Mu looked dull: "Didn't you hurt your body and be unable to get pregnant?"
Is it because he has been coming so often lately?
The queen sighed faintly: "I always thought that I couldn't get pregnant again, and I am so old, and suddenly I am pregnant, what kind of news does this sound like? And Yun Fei just gave birth to a child, I...I... "
Isn't she just joining in the fun?
If someone ridiculed her, where would she put her face?
Emperor Mu sat down in a daze, unable to digest the sudden good news. After a while, he turned to Yang Dexi and ordered: "Go and call all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital."
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The queen did not stop his behavior because she fully understood the emperor's mood at this time.
She herself felt the same way.
She was just thinking, what would she do if she was really pregnant? Give birth to the child?
The emperor also plans to travel around the world. Isn't this a disappointment to her?
A bowl of abortive pills to slip the baby?
But this was both hurtful and sad. A little life had survived in her belly. Could she bear to abort it?
What if it's a daughter?
She actually looks forward to having a daughter...
"If it is true." Emperor Mu looked at the queen with a troubled face, his eyes were particularly complicated, "Am I unable to leave for the time being?"
The queen was silent: "Your Majesty, you don't want to take care of the affairs of the court at all?"
"It's not that I don't care, but I want to find another way to control it." Emperor Mu raised his hand to signal the palace people to go out, and then lowered his voice and said, "I originally had an idea that we could observe the people's sentiments while having fun, and treat it as a private visit incognito. Wherever there is collusion between officials and businessmen to oppress the people, ruffians and bullies robbing civilian women, corrupt officials exploiting the people, local officials supporting their own troops... If it is of a lighter nature, let the local officials handle it. If it is of a serious nature, send a letter to the capital to let Rong Rong Cang sent people to investigate. In this way, our own whereabouts will not be exposed, and the dirt in various places can be cleared away little by little, making people's lives better and better. What does the queen think of this idea? "
The queen thought for a while and slowly shook her head: "I don't know the situation outside. Your Majesty's plan sounds feasible, but I don't know how effective it will be when implemented."
"I originally wanted to give it a try." Emperor Mu sighed, "I indulged the Gu family in those years, but they did a lot of things they shouldn't have done. Now I just feel that the emperor sitting in the court is most likely to have his ears and eyes blocked, and he is not as good as himself in everything. It’s so real to see it with your own eyes.”
Unfortunately, these were just his original plans.
If the queen was really pregnant, this plan would obviously have to be postponed. Emperor Mu was a little distressed. If the child was born in ten months of pregnancy, even if he only raised the child to one year old and left it to Rong Cang and his wife, it would still take almost two years.
Does he want to leave in two years?
What if another accident happens two years later?
The queen was silent. She had to admit that the emperor's mind and thoughts at this time were unmatched by most emperors in history. He was in his prime, but he did not love power. He was not afraid of his son taking his place, and he was not afraid of losing power. He was also able to wake up to some things that he had never woken up to before. Things are indeed rare.
So can the mistakes made in the past be understood as human nature?
Even though human nature caused many innocent deaths.
The queen suddenly wanted to ask, was there any secret behind the Su family case? Su Shangshu's family died in exile. Did the emperor send someone to find out the truth?
Has the Emperor ever thought about the Su family for a moment in these years? Do you regret it when you think about it?
But after a long silence, she changed the topic.
"I heard that next month is Dou Shangshu's fiftieth birthday, and he should hold a birthday banquet at home." The queen smiled lightly, "I asked Rong Cang to choose a gift to send over. After all, Shangshu Dou is also an old minister in the court. , I have to give you the face you deserve."
